Loom for weaving wire fabric.



o. w.- ENsT-EH. LOOM FOR WEVING WIRE FABRIC.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1908- 1,152,592, 13atentedSept. 7,1915.

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0. W. BENSTER.

Loom FOR wEAvlNG wme P Asmc.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 1908. Patented Sept. 7, 1910.

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o. w. BENSTER.

LOOM FOR WE/ IVING WIRE FABRIC. APPLICATION FILED NOI/.23', I908.

Patented sept. 7, 1915.

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0.,w. SENSTER'. LOOM FOR WEAVINGWIRE FARIC.- APPLICATION FILED NOV'. 23,'1908.

Patented sept. 7,1915.

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M(M- www 0. W`.. B ENSTER. Loom Foa wEAvING wmf FABRIC.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.23, 1908.

Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

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@ff/6 f @www is of the ordinary pedestal type, while the former is shown comprising a pedestal having a bearing-arm projecting laterally therefrom to enable the shaft 5 to project therethrough for the purpose of carrying a 1 bevel-gear 10 at its lower end, as shown in are bearing-.blocks 15,15 in which the opposite ends of a vertical shaft 16 are journaled,

as shown in Fig-s1 and 3, thus adapting such shaft for lateral adjustment relative t0 the post. 4

Carried -in spaced relation by each of the shafts 5, 7, 7 and 16 are the upper and lower sets of sprocket-wheels 17, 17 around which endless chains carrying the heddles of the loom pass, thus causing the chains when actuated, to have a triangular course of movement. two vertically spaced sprocket-chains 18, 18 for engagement with the upper and lower sets of sprocket-wheels 17, the links of which chains are` provided with horizontally pro` jecting lugs 18, see Fig. 11, to which h0rizontal plates 19 are riveted or otherwise rigidly secured. These plates are preferably, but not necessarily, of rhomboidal form and are so arranged that the front and rear edges of alternate plates overlap the like edges of the interposed plates, thus adapting them to have relative pivotal movements as vthe flexing of the chains during their passagi-i around the sprockets may require. Outer openings 20 and 20 are provided in the plates 19 of each sprocket-chain for the insertion of heddles 21 and 2l', Urespectively, which are vertically disposed and intended to have free longitudinal movements insaid openings. rlhe openings 20 or 20', of each set are arrangedv to alternate with those of the other set and are spaced the width of a mesh apart so that exposed at either side of the heddle chain. While the heddles 21, 21 may be made of any suitable shape, they are shown as comprising short lengths of angle-iron, and are preferably so disposed that one flange of .each heddlo stands elengthwise of the course and one stands of movement of the chain outwardly from the other set of heddles, as shown in Figs'. 1 and 11. Each heddle 2l, 21 carries a roller 22, 22', respectively,

These chains comprise the.

lpermit the heddle-rollers 22,

Vand inner parallel sets of' a face of each heddle is -Woof-wire section to be fed close to the outer faces of the heddles of both sets.

The heddle track is shown in Figs'. 2, 3 and 4 as comprising the" two parallel front sections or heddle-operating bars 23, 23e', the two parallel side sections 24, 24', and the opposite side section 25, which latter section is preferably formed of channel-iron, the channel ofwhich is disposed upwardly, while they other sections are preferably formed of angle-iron. The,;.track sections 23,- 23 are supported by; thesetsof pitmen 26, 27 and 26', 27, respectively, which connect with a subjacent crank-shaft 28, as

hereinafter more fully described, and said sections have their right ends curved, see Figs. 2', 3 and 4, and .,pivotally connected, as at 29, to the respective forward ends of the two side sections 24, 24 with their horizontal flanges meeting the horizontal flanges of said latter sections in a common plane to 22 to pass from one to the other of such connected sections.' rlhe rear ends of the side sections 24,I

ivotally connected, as at 30, Fig. 8, to a slotted arm projecting from a plate 31, which plate is loosely carried by the vertical shaft 1G, being supported by a collar 3l thereon, and forlns a platform over which the heddles travel in passing to the rear ends of the sections 24, 24 from the track section 25, the rear end of which is attached to said. plate or platform. The` track-section 25 has its forward end sup-v ported by an arm 32 (Fig. 1) projecting from the upright 1 and terminates in p0siltion to receive the heddle-rollers as they L l to their respective tracks by-shoestrips 65,v

which are secured in position above the track-sections by'brackets 36 .rising therefrom, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The crank-shaft 28 is journaled in suitable pcdestalbearings 37 in a vertical plane with the heddle-operating bars .23, 23', and is provided beneath the right ends of said dat 20 in order to check the rotation` of 60 are disposed an equal the werp-'Wires o oit the iebric bers with oppositely extending cranks 38 of substantially 4equal length. to which (the lower ends ot tire pitnien 27, 27 attach, sind beneath the left ends of seid bars with a 5 double com member 39, vvit i n-'i'iichthe lower ends of the pitinen 26, .26 cooperate. The pitnien 26, 26 are each guided in their ver- 'tical inoveni'entshy en erm Si", which pro-A ;gects from the upper end of one of the heer- 0 ings 37, and each carries s roller 40 et its lower end. These rollers rest on heartl shaped cmu-ledges or shoulders 39, which are reversely formed on the opposite faces of the cam-nie1nber 39 and have their large ends disposed nearer to their common exis drop when in register therewith. The reletive throw ot the cams 39" and cranks 38 is so proportioned that the reciprocstory movements of the pitmen .26, Q6 is less than .that ofthepitmen 27, 2?', thus causing the heddle-opereting hers 23, 23 to have reverse oscillating-reciprocetory movements nnpnrted thereto et esch half revolution of the shaft 2S. 7Vix/"Dile cams of the shspe 'shown are preferably employed to operate the pitmen 2G, 2G', it will. be understood that dcranks of less throw than the cranks 27, 21?

may be used in place ot ceros it desired.

The heddlecperating bars 23, 23 are guided in their vertical movements by guide- 40 rods 41, (Fig, 2) Which rise from the pedestal hearing 9 and an erin. projecting; from the upright l. These rods pass through guide-ears 43 vprojectingr from the operating-bars 23. 23', and the forward rods 45 are shown as hai'f'ing their upper ends fixed vto a. ber 44, which extends from one side ot the loom to the other in advance of the heddle-chein. This bar has one end attached tothe upright 2 and its other end att-sched to the frame part i5 et the opposite `side oi the loom. The lower set of plates 1.9 of the heddlechain ere intended to rest on the por 4st While traversing; from one side to the i otheroiE the loom, thus tending to hold them 5 steady during the vertical movements ot' the heddles therein to prevent binding of the latter therein.

The heddles 21. Q1 yare each provided `with en aperture et?, 4,6. res-peotively..y which distance from the ends eyes for receiving being Woven. As the two sets of heddles pass over their respective operating-oars or track-sections of the heddles and torni 5' 23, 23 thesets of eyes 4:6, e6' therein are for feeding lis correspondingly 'narrowed or restricted from one end to the other thereof. rhis greduel narrowing or restricting the space between the sets ot' Werp-wires from. the right to the left thereof is s very ini portent .testine in the practical :ind econemica-l operation ot the loom, as it enshies the handling of very short ends of 'werpwires at thfglef't of the fabric so that the ends oi the warp and Woof\vi1es approximately meet to torni or nearly form the lost mesh ot the tsiiric et such side instead ot mrfiing e 1oro; i row edge Whi'zh wonid necessitate trimming and entail e considerable loss ot materiel, es would otherwise oe the cese. Y

The Werp-Wire sections .-1 are intermittentiy ted to the eyes 46.416 oit the successive heddles of the heddle-chsin after the lieddles "have rounded. the sprockets carried hy the shafts 7, 7 and started on. their 'moyenient across the front 'of the loom. rifhe point of feed of the Wurpovires to the heddles may loe 'clisngeo7 however, as the Width of the clothy to he Woven or other conditions may require. As the feed of the Warp-Wires to the heddles is substantially in line with the sprocket-dieci shaft Y, Y it is mede in sections shown to permit the Werp-wires to pass between its inner ends.

The mechanism shown the drawings the weip\vi.res to the heddles comprises s. trough 47 into which the Warp Wire sections are intermittently deposited either hy suit-ohio mechanism for such por pose or by hand, which trough is shown as heiner broedened et its rear `end to facilitate the dropping"4 of the Wires therein. sce Figs. 1,' 3, i6, l? and 18. The trough ai? is suit-- ably supported et the right of the loom, as by the right end ot the rsme part 45, su terminates et its feed end in the restricted nose 4S by ineens vot which the Wire sections Afire guided through the eyes 46, lili as they successively more into register therewith.

As the forward end ot' e 'Werp-Wire, When ted to e heddle, projects short distance forwardly from the he=`dle soule provision must he inode for allowing such end move laterally from the nose 48 es the heddles :und werp-Wires advance across the loom during the Weaving operation. This is accornplished by 'vertically v""iding the nos? p0r-v tion Lit-of the guide or trough into two longitudinal 'parts 48a and lo. which are lhinged to e. vcornrnon pivot e9 projecting from the contiguous end of the trough 47. and ere adapted to normally hang by greyity in abutting or closed posltlomes shown iso v plunger is in its normal extended position.

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registering heddlebymeans of a plungerk 50, which is` adapted to Workforward and backward in the trough and may be either hand ormechanically operated as desired.

The Woof-wires b are introduced thro-ugh the horizontal opening provided between the two sets of warp-wires a adjacent the heddles by means of a Woof-carrier 51,l which, after being run through such opening, drops the Woof-wire therein and is then withdrawn to permit the Woof-wire beatingmechanism to operate thereon.V The form of Woof-carrier 51 shown in the drawings comprises a bar 52, which is of greaterf length than the Woof-wires of the fabric being woven and has its forward endpor` tion provided with a cylinder 53 in which the wire-gripping plunger 54 operates, as shown in Fig. 7. This plunger has itsfor'- ward end provided with a stem 55, which projects through and normally beyond the conically contracted nose.56 of the woofcarrier due to the influence ofva compression-spring 57 thereon, which spring is disposed between the inner ends of the plunger and the cylinder 53. The side of the cylinder 53 is cut away, as at 58in register with an incut 59 in the plunger side. The incut 59 of the plunger has its forward end normally disposed in advance of the cylinder opening 58 to enable an end of a woofwire sectionfto be inserted within such incut between the plunger side and cylinder casing, see Fig. 7, and is provided to the rear of such end with a hump or crimpshaped elevation 60, which is intended to coact with the cylinder casing at the forward end of the opening 58 to grip the end portion of the inserted Woof-wire when the When the Woof-carrier 51 has reached the point in its forward movement at which it is desired to release the Woof-wire, the projected end of the plunger-stem 55 strikes a stop 61, (Fig. 1) which projects inwardly from the left end of the frame part 45, thus forcing the plunger inward against the tension of its spring and effecting a release of the woef-wire. An firm 62 projects from the post 2 and supports the forward end of the` Woof-cv frier when in retracted position and also coperates with guide fingers 63 carried by the heddle-chain to guide the movements of the shuttle across the loom in advancey of the chain. The lingers 63 are carried by vertical strips 64, which connect the upper `and lower sets of plates 19 of the heddle-chain at' suitable intervals therearound, and are bowed inward toward the heddles at the point of attachment of said lingers, as shown infFig. 6, l

to position the guide `fingers as closetp the front faces of the heddles as possible? Referring now to thewoof-wi're beatingmechanism of the loom 65 designates the beater-shaft, Wihioh has apluralitylfof Ibeater-fingers (i6-projecting in thes'ame direction from one side thereof,fand` has its ends preferably provided with eccentrically disposed trunnions 67, which journal lin levers 68, 68', and are disposed to cause the shaft to normally assume a position with the beater-fingers pointing upwardly, as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3. The beatershaft 65 is preferably tubular in form and provided in one side thereof with transversely-disposed slots 65a through which fthe beater-fingers 66 project, see Figs. 13

and 14. y The fingers 66 are shown as being loosely hung on a rod 66a extending longitudinally of the shaft 65`on the normal top thereofto adapt them to have lateral oscil-I llatory. movements relative to the rod, and vhave their inner ends weighted, as shown at 66h, to cause the fingers to normally hang in vertical position. The fingers 66 are prevented from oscillatory movements transversely of the shaft by strips 66, which are disposed within the shaft 65y on oppo.`

site sides of the inner end portions of the fingers,l and are adjustable by means of screws 66d to move the outer ends of the fingers one way or the other, as it may be l desired to adjust said fingers relative to the shaft. The strips 66c do Anot bind the fingers to prevent. free oscillatory movements thereof longitudinally of the shaft, The levers 68, 68 are fixed to a shaft 69 near the opposite ends thereof, which shaft is loosely mounted in the upper ends of laterally swinging posts or supports 70, 70, the lower lends of which are pivoted to subjacent brackets 71, as shown in Eig. 2. Mounted on the ends of the shaft 69 without lthe levers 6 8, 68 72, 72'-, the' latter of which meshes with a superimposed rack-bar 73, (see, Figs. 1, 3 and 12) which is carried by a yoke-member 74 projecting from the contiguousend of the frame`45, while the former meshes with a superimposed segmegntal rack75,"

which is carried atthe under side of horizontal yoke-bar 76, as shown in Figs. 1r

are the pisionsrack-'shaft 69 and the lever 68 has an operat1ng-handle'78 projecting from its upper end, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Projecting downwardly'and slightly forwardly from the right end of the beatershaft 65-when in normal position is an arm- 7 9, which 'has a handle 80 projecting laterally from its lower end and also carries a -roller Sl'atsuch end for working on the surface of a bar 82, which forms a track f therefor. This track comprises the^two-dif communicated thereto whenthe roller 81 passes thereover.v A spring-finger 83 bends downwardly from the'upper track portion d to lnear the lower' portion o and serves both as a 'spring bumper for the roller andas a lportion of the track over which the roller passes in Vmoving from one lelevation to the other. The track 82 is preferably formed of a channel-iron bar, the ends of which are bent upwardlyfrom the outer ends vof the track portions c and ,d andv attached to the legs or inwardly bent portions of the yokebar 76.v A stop-arm 84 projects forwardlyfrom the post 2 in position to coact with the -shaf'tl 69 tov limit the rearward oscillatory .or racking `movements of the beater parts to prevent all -of such parts, excepting the beater-fingers 66, from having contact with the heddles when the beater -mechanism is thrown back as hereinafter described.

- maintained projected into The pinion 72 is mounted on a' sleeve 85, which is intended to turn freely on the rackshaft 69 and is prevented from longitudinal movements 'thereon by the lever 68 and pin 85, see Fig. 9. 87 designatesa lockpin, which works through said pinion and into a registering socket in the lever 68 ti. lock said -partsfagainst relative movements. The pin 87 connects at its outer end to the angled leverf88, which has its handle end-extending longitudinally of the sleeve 85 and its other end forked and straddling said sleeve and. theends of its forks pivoted to a bracket or arm 89, which is fixed to and projects Figs. 9 and 10. The pin 87 is normally lever 68 by reason of a spring 90 acting against the lever handlel 88 and shaft 69. rThe far or left ends of the shafts 65 and 69 of the beater mechanism are intended to -have very slight horizontal or Vswinging movements toward or away-*from the heddlechain, and serve more as the pivot, ends thereof, as itwill be noted, by reference tov Figs. l and .'that the permissible movement of the right ends-of such shaftsls very much greater than that of the left ends thereof.. Itv will thus be seen that the woofthe socket in the wire, while fed to the fabric in contiguous parallelism to the heddle-chain will lie. at an angle to the operating face of such chain when beaten home in the fabric, as is indicated in Figs. land i by the position of the beater-shaft relative to the face of the chain. The purpose of diverging the beater-n1 J.ch-a.- nism and heddle-chain in this'manner is to permit the Woof-wires tointerweave wit-lk the warp-wires close to their rear ends, which would not be possible if the far ends of the Woof-wires when beaten home did,

case if the opening between the sets of war wires remained the same throughout the width of the fabric while the distance'between a set woef-wire and the heddles lessened. Should a permanentset occur in the warp-wires the cloth would be caused to buckle. 1

.In working the beater-mechanism the operator takes hold of the right end of the shaft 6.9, which is extended beyond the pinion 7 2 to form a handle, and after gripping the lever `88Ato release the pin 87 from its locking engagement with the lever 68, and moves such shaft end together with the atl tached parts to the rear until stopped by contact with the stop-arm 84. Near the. limit of .this rearward movement ofthe beater parts the rollerl 81, at the end of the arm 79 moves up the incline 83 to the elevated track portion cl, thus effecting a sufficient rocking.v

the Woof-carrier 51 withdrawn, the operatorl moves the right end of the shaft 69 forward,

first releasing the pin 87 from the lever 68 to permit such movement, thus'causing the, beater parts to horizontally oscillate, wlth a,

point at the oppo'site'endl of the shaft 69 as its axis, and tomove out of parallelism with the front oft-he hed'dle-chain, during which oscillatory movement ,the beater-fingers 66 l,

act on the-freshlyvfeddwoof-wire to force it home in the fabric. may be rocked to cause the fingers 66 to repeatedly strike the woof-wire to beat it in `pos'itionby an oscillation of the lv arm 79.

In moving Athe shaft 65 down out ofbeating 4 position to permita movement of the warp* wires transversely of the loom, it 1s, simply necessary to throw the lever handle 7 8 for# ward, which movement effects a loweringl of Athegbeater-shaft 65, a rearward oscillation of the beater-lingers 66, due tothe consequent are disposed diagonally of Asuchfram'e, or at les to thev direction of movement of..

"in supportin forward movement of the arm 7 9 on its track, anda slight rearward movementof the shaft 69 due to the pinions 72,72 turning in their respective racks, which move- `ment is uite essential, as otherwise the: t 65' could not swing down on a more peripherally toothed ,disks or wheels y93, the teeth of which are intended to work into the mesh of the fabric and feed it forward when turned.` j The fabric is heldf to tliesewheels by means of a strip 94 carryingl ressure-rolls 94. whichv are intended to rest reely ontheclothbetween the feed-wheels..

'. :This strip may beraised'or lowered to move and .3; These cams arecarried byv rock#` the pressure-rolls into .or out .o'f engagement with the fabric by means 'of cam-disks 95, 95 on which-its-.endsgresh see Figs. 1

shafts4 .96, which are journaled in suitable bearings .rising from. thev frame and arev provided atflike ends withcrank-arms 97,

`The. sha

whichare connected by la rod 98, thusfadapting the ltwo shafts to lbe rocked in u nison when'a lever-arm 995on one of said-shafts is 40,"

rocked.' The verticalmovements of the pressure-strip are ject "downwar 1 sockets' in the rametop. A. second set. of

Y toothed feed-wheelsflOL (Fig. 1) are sho-.1n

asfbein carried byashaft' 102, which- '-mounte vover an arnij103 of the frame at right les to-the movement of the .'fabric. 102 has rotation communicated 4"thereto .from the main drive-shaft 104 through the mediumfof the counter shafts 105. and .106 and the sets of bevel gears 107,

,10.8' and 109, whichshafts are mounted in suitable bearings, as shown. The shafts 91 aref driven. byy a. shaft 110, which carries bevel-gears -in-mesh with'like gears on'the f- -ends'oTfVtheshafts '91, as lat-lll, vand is in lbevel-gear connection with the'j.feed`shaftf102,1as at 112. L Thedrive shaftgqlO-'l'rfis disposedybfen'eath 'the beater and `while itmaybe. powerdriven. if desired, .is shown in the present i mstancefaslhavingian end extended to near yherefthe-foperator stands and as being prograded iter" 114 to .adapt it for hand operating. This is also shown as y other,

Vnearly parallel to the shaft.122 on idedbypins 100, which pro- ,therefrom into registering.

th.a`.ratchetwheel 113 and coacting -130 and converge at their opposite .ward the shaft 5, thus lying substantia ly'in being the case with the heddle-chain operating-shaft 11 and the 4crank-shaft'28, which are shown as being respectively p rovided` at their right'ends with Aratchet wheels 115 'and 116 andco acting ratchet-levers 117 and`11'8-See Figs. land 2.

which the fabric feeds forward after leav- 'ing the loom frame'. The forwardendsof these ,bars are bent. downwardly, a's'shown at 120, Figs. 20 and 21, and terminate ad' jacent a spool or drum 121 on which the fabric is intended to wind. This s ool or drum .is carried by a shaft 122,

1, 20v and 21.

It will be apparent that if the fabric were .wound on the spool 121 with the warp and Woof-wires standing'at right angles to each would be Projecting forward from the" frame ,ann 103 are two or more .parallel bars- 119 on as theyare. disposed when woven, it necessary for said wires to bend to conform to the circumference of the spool.

w ich is shown as -beingdriven from the shaft 105 through v the medium of the shaft 123 and sets of bevel-gears 124 and 125, see'Figs..

To obviate this 'as muchas possible, the fab;

possible, thereby reducing. the ben 'ng of ric is longitudinally compressed. so as` to I i form diamond-shape mesh, as shown 4in Fig.. .95

the same to a mlnimum. For this purpose. l

ed is geared to rotate ata slightly slower speed than the forward feed of the. fabric to cause the fabric to fabric las it rpasses around thedrum inthe winding o eration, and to cause it to betightly woun I vide one or morebinding-threads 126 of wire, or other suitable material, 'which wind 0;1t1111e-spo01'with the fabric on the outer sideo t e with so* that eachv convolution of the fabric is encirclediby the binding-thread and theresame, making turn for turn there;

by caused to closely encompass the preced-` ing convolution of the fabric. The bindingthreads 126 feed from-spools 127, which are shaft- 128.

ble brake-shoe 129. so that the unwinding resistance ofthe binding-threads will be suticient to tightly wind the fabric.

support the rear or 1nwhich. the' spool is mount-. .1 oo

1 shorten, as' above deVv scrlbed, -andln order to prevent an opening or broadening of the '115 carried" above thew'drur'n or spool 121 .by a

The turning of t-he'spools 127 vmay-be .frictlona'lly reslsted by an adjustawires agamst sagging.-

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the direction of movement of the warp-wires asthey move laterallyl and forwardly of the loom. This arrangement of the rods prevvents the free ends of the warp-wires from lagging and becoming biinclie'd,wvhieh would effect a tanglingA thereof .and necessitate astopping of the loom',

rfhe operation of my invention is as follows z-.When the Woof-wire has been fed to the loom and beaten home in the fabric, and the beater-mechanism lowered below the horizontal planeof the warp-wires to permit a diagonalmovement of the fabric relative to the beater-mechanism and operating portionv of the heddle-chain, said chain is ln'ioved to the leftthfe distance of one mesh either. by manual 'manipulation of the ratchet-lever 117 on the heddle-chain operatingsshaft 111, or by any other suitable means. The' fabric is now moved forward diagonally of the beater-mechanism and v weaving-portion,of` the heddle-chain a distance equal tothe width of one mesh by-a movement of the feed-shaft 104, which communicates motion to the feed-wheels v92 and l101. 1f this'forward movement of the fabric4 is simultaneous with the movement of the heddle-chain, the warp-wires will move forward in a straight line. Otherwise said wires will be sprung laterally until the fabric has moved forward the distance of a mesh,

- thereby maintaining a wires in engagement lwith as it is apparent that a movement of the heddle chain when the fabric is standing still will spring the rear ends of the warp-wires 'laterally relative tovtheir forward or interwoven ends. During this movement of the fabric the'rear end of the warp-wire which 4 was in engagement with the more remote heddle or the one farthest to the left, during the last operation, moves forward out of engagement lwith such heddle, and at approximately the same time a fresh warp-wire is fed through the eye of the heddle next in succession at the right ofthe fabric, which eye was moved into register with the warpwire feed guide 48 4by the movement of the chain. lt will thus be seen that at each op- -erat-ion or shifting of the heddle-chain a warplwire feeds out at the left and a new warplwire feeds into the chain at the right,

the chain during the operation of the loom. A newwarp-wire having been fed to the heddle-cliain withv its forward and rear ends terminating in line withthe right and left edges, respectively,

of the fabric, as indicated in Fig. 4, the

crank-shaft 28 is given a half revolution by a proper manipulation of the ratchet-lever 118, or in any other' suitable manner, thus effecting a reversal of the positions of the heddle-operating bars 23, 23 and. heddles 21, 21 carried thereby and a consequent vertical shifting of the two sets of warp-wires which are threaded through said heddles,

constant number of:

whereby the woofwvire last fed to the fabric is locked therein and the warp-wires placed in proper position for the introduction of another woef-wire.y 0n a shiftingof the heddles to change the relative positions of of the warp-wires last fed, which end remains projecting into the feed passage of the guide-nose. 48, moved downwardly therefrom between the meeting edges of the two halves of such nose which open by such action, thus leaving said passage free for the stop-lug 84, it being understood that the pin 23?, which locks the pinion 72 against rotation relative to the lever 68, is first released from said lever by agripping of the triplever 88 to permit said pinion to turn freely on its shaft as it works in mesh with the racif; 7 5. As the roller 81 carried by the'arm 79 which projects from the swinging end of the beater-shaft 65 moves into 'contact with and np the incline 83 of its track, which occurs near the limit of rearward movement of the shaft 69, the beater-shaft 65 is rocked to throw the beater-fingers 66 rearwardly in contact with the heddle-chain, as otherwise the beater-fingers would not stand to the rear of the woof-wire, which is now fed to the loom by the action of the woofcarrier 51. This woofcarrier is shot through the opening between the two sets of warp-wires in such movement by the arm 62, projecting from the post 2, and the guide-fingers 63,' which latter are carried by the heddle-chain intermediate the sets of heddle-eyes 46, 46. At a predetermined point inthe advancing movement of the shuttle its nose strikes the stop or trip-member 61 at. the left of the loom, Vthus forcing the plunger 54 inward to effect a release of the woef-wire section,

after which the shuttle is 'withdrawn leaving the woof-wire on the guide-fingers?) in advance of the beater-lingers'. The woof? the two sets of Woof-wires, the forward end in contiguous position to the g heddle-chain face either by hand or by suitable mechanism (not shown), being guided fShould the woof-wirebe not evenly beateninto position in the fabric, either end of the beater-mechanism may be brought to act thereon by racking the leftlend of the shaft 69 to throw it out of parallelism with the Woof-wires of the fabric and then oscillating the arm 79 of the. beater-shaft 65 to repeatedly strike the Woof-wire at the desired .end of the Woof-wire. If the reverse action is desired, the lever-handle 78 is swung forward, thus causing a rearward movement of the far end of theY beater-mechanism to permit the right end of the beaterp mechanism to operate on the Woof-wire. The beating of the Woof-wire being accomplished, -the beating-parts are moved out of beating position by throwing the lever hanv dle 78 forward, which movement eects a lowering of the beater-shaft 65, a rearward oscillation of the beater-lingers 66, due tothe consequent forward movement of the arm 79 on its track, and a slight rearward movement of the shaft 69 due to the 'pinions 72, 72 turning in their respective racks, which movement is quite essential, as otherwise the beater-shaft could not swing down on a forward are by reason of the contact of its fingers with the Woof-wire just operated on.

This lowering of thebeater-shaft moves the fingers 66 below the planes of the warpwires a to permit the cloth to be fed forward and laterally of the Vloom the distance of one mesh,.as above described. Should the ends of the beater-fingers 66 strike against the warp-Wires when the beater-mechanism is again raised into beating position the movement of the :roller 81 of the beater-shaft arm 79 over the corrugated surface of the'trackbar 82:.will cause such fingers toquiver and pass onf"one side or the other of the warp- Wires, due to the permissible lateral oscillatory movementv thereof as above described.-

It will be apparent that these operations are successively'repeated in proper order during the continued weaving operation. .It will be noted that the sets of heddleey'es'l, 46 converge toward the left of the "loom and also that the beater-parts and heddlechain relatively converge toward such end. These are very ,important features in. the practical and successful opera- I tion of a loom of this class, as they enable Woof-Wires to interWea-ve 4with the warp-l wires close to their rear ends, thus reducing the waste of material to a minimum, as

otherwise the cloth would be .woven with a broad ragged edge at such side which would needf to be trimmedl olf before rolling in. a4 bundle for shipping, and also preventing a permanent set from occurringin the rear ends of the warp-wires, which set wouldl be occasioned by a broad range of movement of the heddles at ysuch side of the fabric.I

This setting of the warp-wire ends would make the cloth buckle where such setting occurs.

It `will be apparent that my invention in `its broader aspect may be embodiedin numerous forms. and may be hand.\operated or made automatic'in its action without departing `from the spirit or scope of the' same. I therefore `desireit to be understood that the invention is not limited to any specific form or arrangement of parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 'is,-

l. In a loom of the class described, the

combination of a plurality of heddles capable of relative longitudinal movements, and means capable of transversely moving the heddles in 'unison across the length of the fabric.

2. In a loom of the class described, the combination of parallel sets of relatively movable heddles, and means capable of moving said heddles in unison to shift their positions relative to the fabric being woven and transversely across the length of the .I

fabric.

3. In a loom of the class described, an endless heddle-chain having an angled course of movement, and means operative to impart step by lstep movement to the chain across the length of the fabric.

4. -In a loom of the class described', the

combination of an endless heddle-chain, the heddles of which are relatively-movable transversely thereof, and means for relatively moving different of-f-'itlie heddles-:"in unison. j

5. Ina loom of the class described, the combination of an endless heddle-chain' for carrying the Warp-wires, the heddles of which chain are relatively-movable transversely thereof, and, means movable to impart opposed movement'slto different of the heddles during a predetermined portion of their movements with'the chain.

6. In a loom of thel class described, "the combination of an endless heddle-chain, the.- heddles of which are capable of 1relativevl parallel longitudinal' movements, and means movable to impart such movements toy different of the heddles.

7. In a loom of the class described, the

combination of a plurality, of heddles joined Lisanne together to form an endless chain, and capable of relative longitudinal movements, means forintermit-tently moving the chain, and means for imparting simultaneous opposed longitudinal movements to different of `the .heddles during a pti-tion oi their movements With the chain. f

8. ln a loom of the class described, the combination of a plurality of heddles laterally joined together to form an endless chain and capable of 'relative longitudinal movements, said chain being longitudinally movable, andV means for imparting simultaneous opposed longitudinal movements to a plurality7 of alternate heddles when at a n ,predetermined point in the movement of the chain.

9. ln a loom'of the class described, the combination 'of a yloi',gitudalnally movable heddle-chain having its heddles capable of relative transverse movements, and means for imparting opposed movements transverselyoi' the chain to a plurality of alternate heddles.

10. ln a loom of the class described, the combination of a longitudinally movable heddle-chain having its heddles capable or relative transvense movements, and means' operative to act'on the heddles to impart opposed movements transversely of the heddle-chain to a pluralityl of alternate heddles the number of which remains approximately constant While the members'thereoi change with a longitudinal movement of the `chain.

11. In a loom of the class described, the combination of a longitudinally movable heddle-chain, said chain comprising tivo sets orn heddles the members of which alternate and are relatively movable transversely of the chain, and means operative to act on a plurality oi the successive heddles of each set to impart opposed movements thereto transversely of the chain.

12. In a loom of the class de.-fcribed, the combination of an endless longitudinally movable heddle-chain having tvvc sets of heddles, the members of' Which are relatively movable transversely of the chain, and means for imparting opposed movements transverselyoi the chain to portions ci the sets of heddles -Which change as the chain moves. 13. In a loom of the class described, the combination of an endless longitudinally movable heddle-chain having its heddles relatively movable transverselythereoi, and

means capable of acting on a plurality'of' successively arranged heddles for imparting opposed di'erential movements to dierent ones thereof.

14;. ln a loomA ol the class described, the combination of an endless longitudinally movable heddle chain, the heddles of Which are relatively movable transversely of the chain, and means operative to impart opposed movements transversely o'i the chain to different ones of a plurality of succesments or such heddles being gradually les-- sened from oneend to the other .of the set of heddles operated'on. f c l5; In a loom of the class described, the combination of van endless heddle-chain'having tivo sets of alternately arranged heddles which are relatively movable transversely of the chain, and means capable of acting on a plurality of successive heddles of the two sets to impart opposed movements to the heddles of said sets and dillerentmovements in the same direction to the heddles of the same set whereby the opposed movements of the heddles gradually lessen from one end to' the other ofthe portion of the chain acted on.

16. In a loom of the cla-ss described, the combination of an endless heddle-chain havving its heddles relatively movable transv relative movements to said parts whereby y the heddles acted on have opposed diferential movements transversely of the chain.

18. ln a loom of the class described, the combination of an endless heddle-chain having its heddles relatively movable and through WhichA the Warp-Wires of the fabric being Woven are projected When theheddles are traversingY a straight portion of ktheir course of movement With the chain, vand means for relatively shifting the heddles carrying alternate Wires to reverse the po sitions of the tivo sets of alternate Wires.

19. ln a loom of the class described, the combination of 'an endless heddle-chain, the heddles of which 'are relatively movable and adapted to have the Warp-Wires ofi a fabric projected therethrough When the heddles are traversing a predetermined portion of the course of movement of the chain,l separate means for coacting with the heddles carry-v ing alternate Wires, and means for relatively moving said separate means to shift the heddles carrying alternate Wires to reverse the positions of the two sets of Wires and cause the opening between the shifted Wires to gradually contract toward one end.

2G. In a loom of the class described, the "combination oi an endless heddle chain,

the 4heddles of which are relatively movable chain having different portions thereof coacting with the different sets of heddles and relatively movable, and means for shifting said track portions to impart opposed -movements to the heddles of the two sets pl sing thereover.

21. In a loom of the class describe ,the combination of an endless heddle-chain, the

heddles of which are divided into two sets` and relatively movable, a track for the cha-in having different portions thereof coacting with the different sets of heddles and relatively movable, and means for shifting said track portions fori imparting opposed movements to the heddlles of the two sets passing thereover and differential movements to the heddles of the same set passing thereover.

22. In a loom of the class described, the

combination of an Vyendless heddle-chain, thev heddles of which ari: relatively movable. relatively movable par js coacting with different continguously arranged heddles, and mechanism operative to impart opposed oscillatmg reciprocatory movements to said parts.v

23. In a loom of the class described, the

combination of an endless heddle-chain having a portion of its course of movement disposed diagonally of the movement of the fabric, the heddles of the chain being relatively movable, and means for imparting opposed movements to different of a series of successive heddles disposed in such diagonal course of movement.

24. In a .loom of the class described, the combination of an endless heddle-chain, the heddles of which are relatively movable and arranged in sets, a track for the chain having parallel relatively movable bars for operating on the heddles of the different sets, and means for imparting opposed movements to said bars to reverse the positions of the heddles of the two sets, the opposed movements of said bars being greaterat one end than 'the other thereof.

25. In a loom of the classdescribed, the combination of an endless heddle-chain, the heddles of which are relatively movable, means for intermittently moving said chain, relatively movable parts for coperating with a plurality of different contiguously arranged heddles, and means operative to impart opposed oscillating reciprocatory 'movements to said parts.

26. In a loom of the class described, the

combination of an endless heddle-chain, and means for feeding warp-wire sections to the heddles as they pass a predetermined point in their 'movement with the chain, the direction of feed of such wires being diagonal to the direction of movement of the fabric from the loom.

27. In a loom of the class described, the

of the sets to relatively shift the positions o f the wires carried by the sets of heddles.

28. In aloom of the class described, the

combination of. an endless` heddle-chain# which is guided to have a portion of its movement diagonal to the fabric being woven and at right-angles to the feed of the Warp-wire sections, and means for feeding warp-wire sections to the heddleswhen at a point in said diagonal'course of movement. 29. In a loom of the class described, the combination of an endless heddle-chain, thel heddles of which are relatively movable, means for feeding warp-,wire sections to the heddles, and means for imparting opposed movements to alternate warp-Wire carrying heddles to shift the warp-wires. 1 30. In a loom of the class described, Athe combination of an endless heddle-chain having an angled course of movement, the heddles of said chain being relatively movable, means for'feeding warp-wire sections'to the heddles as they. pass a point in the movement of the cham, and means for imparting l opposed Vmovements to alternate ones of the' of the fabric being woven.

31. In a loom of the class described, the

combinationof an endless heddle-chain, and means for feeding warp-wire sections to the heddles of the chain in a direction opposed to the direction of movement of said sections through the heddles when moving forward with the fabric.

32. In a loom of the. cla-ssl described, the.

combination of an endless heddle-chain and means for feeding warp-Wire sections to each heddle when at a predetermined point in its movement with the chain, said chainl having a portion guided for movement diagonally of the fabric beingwoven whereby a warp-wire section leaves its heddle at one side of the fabric at approximately the same time a new section is fed into a heddle at the other side of the' fabric.

33. In a loom of the classV described, the

combination of an endless heddle-chain, lmeans gulding the chain to have an angled course of movement across the length of the fabric', and a track for the chain.

34. In a loom of the class described, the v combination of an endless heddle-chain,

means guiding the chain to4 have an angled .course of movement, a portion of which movement is diagonal .to the length of the fabric being woven, and a track for the chain.

y thereover.

I 35. InA a'vloomoftlieclassdescribed, the

combination of an endless heddle-chain, the

4course of movement, `and a track for the chain having portions thereof movable to .move the heddles lengthwise When passing 36. In a loom of the class described, the

ycombination of an endless heddle-chain, the heddlesof-Which. are relatively movable,

rollers carried by the heddles, and a track onwhich said rollers travelto control the relative movementsof the heddles.

37. In; a ,loom of the class described, the

combination of an endless heddle-chain, the

heddles of which arev relatively movable Atransverselygof the chain, rollers carried by the'heddles, and a track on which said rollers travel, said track having parts movable ,to effect. a movement transversely' of the chain ofthe heddles passing -thereover y 38. In a loom of the class described, the combination of an endless heddle-chain, the heddles of' which are relatively movable transversely of thechain, rollers carried by the heddles, anda track over Which the heddle rollersftravel, said track having parts relatively movable to communicate opposed movements transversely of the chain to different of the heddles passing thereover.

39. Ina loom of the'class described, the combination of an endless heddle-chain, the

' 'heddles of Which are relatively movable and arranged to form two'parallel sets, aftrack over which the heddles travel, said travel: having diferentially movable 4parallel parts on Which the sets of heddles respectively impart opposed movements to the heddles of the' different sets and differential movements to the heddles of the same set.

40. In a loom of the class described, the

combination of an endless heddle-chain, the heddles of Which are relatively movable,

means-for feeding Warp-Wire sections to the heddles at a point inthe movement df the forcing the Woof-Wire sectionsr into position chain, lmeans for imparting opposed movements 'to alternate Warp-Wire carrying heddles to shift the Warp-Wires to provide an opening between the tivo spaced sets thereof,

and means for feeding a Woof-Wire between the sets-of Warp-Wires and contiguous to the chain. f l p 41. In a loom ofthe class described, the combination of means for feeding short Woof-Wire sections diagonallyof the length of the fabric being Woven, and means for inthefabric. l v

`.42'. lInga loom of the class described, the

-com inationof ymeans for feeding Woofvviresidiagonally to the length of the 4fabric' .being Woven, oscillatory beater-mechanism means for moving said parts to for acting on `the Woof-Wires to beatthein in position in the fabric and means for imparting ay vibratory movement to said mechanism during a predetermined portion of itsmovementj 43. In a loom of the class described, the combination of an endless heddle-chainl'iaving one plane of its movement diagonal to the fabric being Woven, means for feeding Woof-Wire sections to the fabric in contignous parallelism With such diagonal portion of the chain, and a beater-mechanism adapted to be placed in parallelism With said diag"- onal portion of the chain and adapted y'to have an oscillatory movement when beating a Woof-Wire section into position in the fabric.

' equalto the width of a mesh thereof.

'45. In a loom of the class described, the combination of a heddle-chain, means for feeding Warp-14 re sections to the heddle-4 chain diagonallyV to the length of the fabric, and means for feeding Woof-Wire sections to the fabric yin angular` relation to the Warpwire sections and to the length of the fabric. 46. In a loom of the class described, the combination of a plurality of laterally connected heddles, and separate means for feeding 'Warpfvvire sections to the heddles and Woof-Wire sections at right angles to the Warp-Wire sections and diagonally of the direction of Weaving the fabric.

.47. In a loom of the class described, the combination ofa plurality of laterally connected heddles capable of relative longitudi. nal movements, means for imparting intermittent transverse movements to certain heddles in unison, means for feeding a Warp- Wire section to each lieddle as it passes a predetermined point in its transverse movement, means operative to impart opposed longitudinal movements to different of the heddles carrying Warp-Wires whereby to shift the Warp-Wires to adapt them for the feeding of a Woof-vvire`thercto,:means forsections, means for beating the i' Woofvvire 'sections home, and means ffor intermittently moving theA fabric forward 4distance ofone1 mesli-- is. in a iooia f 'thee-lass dse-rites; the

combination of a heddle-chain, means for moving the heddle-chain over its course of movement, and means for feeding the fabric forward at an oblique-angle to the weaving portion of the chain.

49. In a loom 0f the class described, the combination of a heddle-chaim means for moving the heddle-chain over its course of movement, and means for feeding the fabric forward atan oblique-angle to the weaving portion of the chain and simultaneous with the movement of the chain.

50. In a loom of the class described, a Woof-wire beating-mechanism, having beating parts means for giving both oscillatory and racking movementsto said parts.4

51. In a loom of the class described, a Woof-wire beating-mechanism, having beating parts means for giving oscillatory beating movements t0 said parts, and means for racking the pivotal end of the beating parts.

52. In a loom of' the class described, the combination of a Woof-wire beating-mechanism, and means for causing one end. only of the beating parts to operate on the fabric.

53. In a loom of the class described, the combination of the Woof-wire beating mechanism, and means for causing either end of the beating parts to operate on the fabric.

54. In a loom of the class described, the combination of a woof wire beating mechavnism having beater parts, means for lifting the said beater parts into position for operation, and means for giving an oscillator) movement to the beater parts.

55. In a loom of the class described, the combination of Woof wire beating members, means for rocking said members on a horizontal aXis to beat the woof wire, and means for moving said members into position for operation on the said Woof wire.

56. In a loom of the class described, the combination of woof wire beating parts, and means for movingthe said parts transverse to the length of the fabric to beat a Woof wire.'

57. In a loom of the class described, the combination of woof wire beating parts, means for moving the said parts transverse to the length of the `fabric t0 beat a woof wire, and means for lowering said beating parts below said fabric.

5S. In a loom of the class described, the combination of a beater-shaft having fingers projecting therefrom, said shaft normally standing with the fingers projecting upwardly, and means for moving the shaft longitudinall)7 of the fabric into position to beat a Woof-wire home.

59. In a loom of the class described, the

lcombination of a shaft, woof wire beater members carried by said. shaft, means for rocking said beaters about said shaft to lift said beaters in operable position, and means 1 position, and a beater-member carried by for operating on said beater members to 0,6, beat thewoof wires. u

60. In a loom of the class described the combination of a shaft, an oscillatory support for said shaft, a Woof-wire beatingv part carried by said shaft for oscillatory movements therewith and rocking movements relative thereto, and meansy for moving either end of the shaft lengthwise of the fabric. y

61. In a loom of the class described, a 'lli` beater-mechanism disposed diagonally 1' of, the fabric, said mechanismhaving av horizontally oscillatory part, a member carried by said oscillatory part and movable therewith, said member carrying beater-lingers, and capable of movementin thearc of a circle with said part, and means for controlling the movement of said member rela-- tive to said part.

62. -In a loom of the class described, the combination of an oscillatory shaft, 'levers fixed in spaced relation to said shaft, and being adapted to normally stand in vertical said levers at one side of said shaft and adapted to have lateralloscillatory movements with said shaft asits axis.`

63. In a loom of the class described, a shaft capable of having Woof-wire beater` movements imparted thereto, levers carried in -spaced relation by said shaft and adapted to normally stand in vertical position, a. beater-member carried by said levers andw capable of rocking relative thereto, an arm projecting from said beatermember, and 100 means for racking the end of said shaft.

64. In a loom of the class described, the combination of an oscillatory shaft, fixed racks disposed at opposite ends of the shaft, pinions carried by the shaft and meshing in said racks, one of said pinions being loose on the shaft, means for locking such pinion against rotation relative to the shaft, leversl fixed in spaced relation to thevshaft and adapted to normally hang in vertical position, a beater-shaft having eccentric end trunnions journaled in said levers at one side `of the shaft, beater-fingers projecting` fro said shaft, a track disposed near the swingy ing end of said oscillatory shaft, and an projecting from the beater-shaft and its outer end working on said track fh the beaterfshaft is rocked at a, pre te point in a swinging movementfof:'tll o latory shaft. P 65. In a -machine f6 ,il l

' harness.

.Wire hedclles movable from end to end ofsaid harness mechanism, and a hatten extending approximately parailel with said 66. n a -diagonal strand lWire loom, in

v combination, fabric receiving means, liarness mechanism comprising a pair of openended. trackways arrangedobliquely to the line of travel of the completed fabric, movable heddles connected in groups and adapted to enter, ne moved the length of and clear the said trackways, means for vertically moving the trackways to form a shed, and a hatten arranged parallel with the said track- Ways.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this specication in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

OLN W'. BENSTEB'.

"Witnesses:

C. W. OWEN, 

